PGA Tour Confidential: Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer

Shipnuck: No doubt he's funnier, but Dottie always has more info. Plus, she's much less flatulent, which is nice if you're a reporter walking in the same group.

Van Sickle: By the way, here's a piece of trivia: The Champions Tour had an event on TV Sunday night from Hawaii

Herre: Gary, I was thinking the same thing, and even took a look at the senior leader board. (Geez, how long has Gil Morgan been out there?) I see all the big names near the top -- and couldn't care less.

Bamberger: How old is Hale Irwin? The scores he's still making are amazing. But not enough to make me watch.

Morfit: I actually think the Champions Tour is a very advanced digital effect, all the same faces repixilated on a weekly basis on top of different colored golf shirts, with some dandruff thrown in for realism. It's amazing no one's figured it out yet.

Evans: The Champions Tour is a profitable little business for the PGA Tour. It gets enough sponsorship to survive, but after Nicklaus and Trevino faded it became an afterthought.

Van Sickle: It is almost impossible to think of a scenario that would make the Champions Tour compelling TV. Even if Fred Funk won 12 weeks in a row, I'm not sure he could get a headline in an American newspaper. The tour has simply fallen off the radar, and with the PGA Tour moving more to the Golf Channel, the seniors get less notoriety every year. Senior golf is a nice day at the course for fans, but it's never been the same ever since it left ESPN years ago.

David Dusek, deputy editor, Golf.com: Fans like to connect to their heroes in person, but on TV we realize that they don't have the skills we remember. It's not a knock, just reality. Tennis has tried to make a go of a Senior Tour (35-and-over players), but even Borg, McEnroe and Connors couldn't really create a buzz.

Morfit: The boldest quote of the year came from almost-senior Kenny Perry, who says he aims to reach 20 wins. He's got 12, and he'll be 50 in a year and a half. I was in that press conference, and we were all stunned when he said it. I thought I'd misheard him. Then I thought he might be joking. But good for him if he wants to call that shot. And if he does it, someone call the Council on Aging.

Van Sickle: Great point, Cam. There's the telling difference in the Champions Tour. Ten years ago, guys couldn't wait until they turned 50 so they could cash in. Now they turn 50 and they want to avoid the Champions Tour as long as they can, like postponing a root canal. I think that shows the difference in money, prestige and golf courses between the tours.